Bakery & pastry trends.

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Butter tteok, dot cakes and cheeseboard pies.

September 2026 review · Published · 30 sources

Dot cakes travel from New York to Bangkok, a glutinous-rice butter cake sells out in Malaysia, and Singapore's cafés bring bakery into lunch. Plus cake slices in Korea, Jeju cream breads in Hong Kong, an October–November trade-show diary and three product ideas.

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    September 2026: butter tteok, dot cakes and cheeseboard pies

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